"Wanted 2" Gets Scrapped Due to Angelina Jolie

Just this month Mark Millar confirmed that Universal Pictures was moving forward with a "Wanted" sequel and that a script was almost complete. But now comes word that the second installment is dead.

Apparently the studio was expecting for Angelina Jolie to return for "Wanted 2," but the actress has instead joined the cast of "Gravity," a space thriller to be directed by Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men). Instead of recasting Jolie's character, Universal decided to just abandon the sequel.

The irony is that "Gravity" was previously set up at Universal, with Jolie set to star. But a few weeks ago, the studio put "Gravity" into turnaround, losing both the movie and Jolie.

In "Gravity," the actress is set to play the sole surviving human member of a space mission, desperately trying to return home to Earth and her daughter. Jolie will be alone on-screen for much of the movie. In other words, it is a female version of "Moon."

Is a really shame!!!! cause the character of Jolie was not neccesary in a sequel. Come on, she dies in the first one and know they are trying to resurrect her in a sequel¿? How in god´s world are you going to do that¿? Let´s bring it on again the writers and staff. And forget Angelina... Not neccesary for the plot and even in a sequel!!!! The writers if they are clever they could find a better replacement female for James McAvoy and not the tatoo Jolie!!!!!

This is the best news I heard since the Zoolander sequel was announced! Jolie just gained some huge points with me and so did Hwood. Finally somebody realized how worthless that Wanted franchise was without Jolie's name attached. Wanted sucked balls!

ok so she passed up on Wanted Too, sorry PP thats a good one had to use it, for the femaile version of moon? Thats like saying f*ck a goregous blonde or Lohvag. Gracvity or Crapity or whatever its called is gonna bomb unless Jolie is naked the whole time, no one wants to sit there for 2 hours and see her crying wondering if she's gonna make it home or not. Good job you dumb bitch you just failed twice!!

Considering the first one brought in 350 million on a 75 million dollar budget, I wouldn't count this one out yet. Especially since they don't even need her! Did no one realize that James McAvoy was the star of this movie?

good. That film had absolutely nothing in common with the comic other than the guy's name.
and Jolie looked ridiculous unching out grown men with her broomstick arms. Are there people out there who still think she's attractive?

Well thank God! I was getting fed up with how the whole second one seemed to be about bringing her back in some ridiculous fashion. Doesn't mean you should scrap the movie. It could be real good now that they aren't relying on one woman, who I don't find that attractive I might add, to be in the movie.

@Sleuth (and others) - I don't think Angelina is the only reason this movie is getting scrapped, but it's the only reason they're letting us hear.

As she died in the first movie... going with a sequel without her (and another hot, female lead) would be easy - although Brittany Murphy and that Johnson & Johnson heiress/lesbo aren't taking on any more work.

So something else has happened internally, and Angelina backing out is only one of them... but she's strong enough to take this blame.